Carol Ann Engel-Henderson died peacefully at her home in Waterford Township surrounded by her family. She was born in Erie on June 27, 1943, the daughter of the late John and Marcella Mortz Majerik.
Carol retired in 2008 after a long career as a registerd nurse. After graduating from Hamot School of Nursing, she worked at the former Union City Hospital, then 24 years with the Visiting Nurse Association and 4 years with the Erie Center on Health and Aging.
She was a kind and caring person, and very family oriented. She enjoyed time with her grandchildren and had other interests including flower gardening, bird-watching, and enjoying nature and her dogs.
Her family members include her husband- Jeff Henderson; two sons- Brent Engel and his wife Susan of Louisville, KY and Eric Engel and his wife Tammy of Waterford; six granddaughters- Erika, Emily, Megan, Dana, Holley, and Taylor; her brother, Raymond “Joe” Majerik and his wife Kaye of Waterford; and her sister-in-law, Anne Majerik of Baltimore, MD.
Carol also had another brother, Jim Majerik, who preceded her in death.
Friends may call at the Van Matre Funeral Home of Waterford, 105 Walnut Street, on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. Funeral services will be there Thursday morning at 10:00 am officiated by Pastor Jim Galvin of the Waterford Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Mount of Olives Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the John Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation, 130 West 8th Street, Erie, PA 16501.
My grandma was an amazing, fun, and energetic! She always made us laugh! We did so many things together as a family. She always took us to fairs and fun events around the area! We always went to movies and had lunch, went shopping. We used to drive around at Christmas time and look at all the Christmas lights. She loved Christmas, we would help her decorate her house with her millions of collected Christmas decorations each year. She made Christmas special to all of us. She made every holiday special to us. She really kept our family together. My cousins would come spend each summer at her house, we all spent so much time together. As hard as it is now for the entire family, our memories of her and all our special times will forever be with us and she will always be in our hearts! We miss you and love you so much Gramma Carol, I know you are watching over us all! See you again someday!
Dear Jeff and family,
We were very sorry to learn of Carols passing. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. Carol will live on forever in our hearts and in our memories.
Randy,Denise,Dalton and Dylan Braden
Daragaya and Logan Gordon
(from Loger Ind.)
jeff and family, i’m very sorry about carol. i’m even more sorry i can’t be there. you’ve always been a friend that, no matter seeing each other or not never goes away. i hope your doing okay, i know it would be hard. i’m definitely thinking of you and will pray for all of you. hang in there. tony luba